Egg-carrier.



L. E. MILLER.

EGG CARRIER.

APPLIoATIoN FILED Nov. 1a, 1913.

1,1 05,092. Patented July 28, 1.914.

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Tofll allianz-timelyponcern: i

Be it knolwntliatlv, LnwisEMiLLrn, acitizenffof :t-liefsgUiiited States, residing at Neodesha, .in tl'iecounty of Yilson and State.,` rofl.Kansasinhavejinvented:a neiv and useful which the following is a.

.ispec'itication.

' The'gpresentf'invention. appertains to egg carriers oit-holders, and aims to provide a novelfand improved device of that character. 'u- It is 1 the object ofthe present invention to provide la unique. egg carrier or holder, which '."Willcontain `thereggs therein-in such a inan- 'ner, thatfthey ivil'l'be exposed to view, for p'urpose of` examination, butl Without the possibility ofI withdrawing' or removing'any ofthejeggsvwithout opening the carrierA or' jholderlj A "Anotlier 'obj ect fof -Atli'e present invention "to provide va device of' the nature indicatedvvliic'h-'fivill hOl'dfMth'e eggs between opaque holderbeingvopen, linl-'order that the lsame ymaybe applie'dft'o- 'a 'Candler or tester,`for exaniining-tlief-eg iiit'otogfto permit unfertile to 15e-marked or removed. obje "ofthe present invention lis 'tol providei f'car'iier adapted lfor transmission. byparcel post,'express or freight, nl-itlioii'ty y'the liability Iof-v injuring the eggs through .j ostlingI or 'handling the carrier.

It `is alsovvithiiijlie .scope of the present inventionto provide an egg carrier or holder lwhich shallbe comparatively simple, conipact and inexpensive"iii` `construction, as Well as being simple, efficient, practical-and convenient in its use.

lith the foregoing general objects outlined, and lwith other objects inl view, which.

tion resides in the'combination and arrangenient of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimedtitI being understood that changes in the precise' embodimentof the invention'j herein disclosed, can' bemade within the scope of what isA claimed, without departing fromfthe spiritoffthe invention'. y l 4 j The invention has been illustrated in its preferred embodiment in the laccompanying drawing, whercin`:- v. .s

Figure i is a )lan View of the carrier in AssieNoR or ons.. 'l

Patent. P

eral sectionofthe carrier inl closed orfolded condition, and as applied .to a-candlerlor tester. Fig. 3 is a.longitudinalsection'of the carrier in closed position. f The present carrier or tray nated generally by thenumeral Lrandi the Candler or tester has been designatedgenerally bythe numeraly In carrying out the presentinvention, the

Carrier or tray l embodies tivo open 'sectionsA e5 vorframes. 3,-.Wh1cli arehi'nged together at one side,faslat l,the other 'sides "fof the frames or sections being provided with meansf'for locking or sealing the/frames or sections. to-

getlier, as at 5. Thesections .or frames 3 are 7o rectangular, and at their remoteV edgesfare provided with the inturned.flanges 6.1

vithin eac-h section or frame 3, is slidably disposed .a plate or sheet lT .of suitable metal,

which is provided With 'a pluralityof 'aper- 75 turesor openings S o f suitable niiniber'and arrangement. T o the adjoining por inner faces. of the plates T, are attached, by means Vof cement, or otherwise', paper ors'cardboa'rd .slieets;.9, which are provided Withapertures vor openings 1Q.' registering vvitli'but smaller lin diameter tha1i ,the openings of lthe plates' 7,' so las to providerfleiigif'ble' lips. .aboutv the openings -8. -..'l`heopening.il

.10, are designed to receive the ends of 485 the eggs'andiare ofsmaller diameter than -the greatestdiameters of the `eggs, vin order Vthat when the eggs are received between the sheets or plates, they will be. locked against vWithdrawal through the openings, although the ends 'of the eggs' Will beV exposed.y 'Thel .edgeportionsl of the openingsflO are `flexible, in order to yield under the pressure of the eggs, to prevent the eggs-from being broken or injured by t-he metallic plates?, it being understood that if the sheets 91ans of suicieit rigidity, they may `be empgloyed exelusive. of the plates 7.

The perforated sheets are' limited out- Wardmovemenn'by the flanges 6, and are 100 limited in inward movement by means of /the lugs 1l projecting inwardly from the sections or frames 3 adjoining their inner or v meeting edges.

The perforated sheets are 'yieldingly 105 pressed inward, by means of coiled wire springs 12 secured Within the corners of the sections or frames 3 adjoining the flanges 6, said springs having terminal armsflS en open or unfolde position. Fig. 2 is a latgaging the remote or outer .Sides or? faces has been desig- 6o of the perforated sheets. The spring arms 18 bearing against the remote faces of the Sheets, Will tend to press the sheets together or toward each other.

'lo place the eggs Within the carrier or tray, the carrier sections are swung apart or opened, as seen in Fig. 1, and the eggs may then be readily placed upon one of the perforated sheets, the respective ends vof the eggs being inserted within the openings or apertures l0. The sections or frames 3 may then be swung to ether, in order that the other perforated s eet will engage over the respeetve ends of the'eggs, the perforated sheets yielding to accommodate the eggs and t0 lhold them -rmly in position. The Carrier or tray may then be sealed or locked,

as at 5', which will render it impossible to Withdraw the eggs from the carrier, unless the sea-l or lock is broken, and although the eggs are exposed to view for purpose of examination.

' A number of the carriers or trays may be crated or boxed for shipping, or a single carrier or tray may be readily transported or shi ped. The perforated ySheets in yeldingly 1 olding the'eggs in place, will permit the ergs toA vibrate when. the carrier is jostleu "or handled, without breaking the eggs, it being noted in this connect-ion, that tle flexible edge portions of the openings 10 will also eliminate injury to the eggs.

Another important advantage ot the present carrier, resides in the fact that the same when containing the eggs,I may be applied to a Candler or tester, in order that the @ggg may be examined in toto to detect any llnlfertile eggs, To this end, there is conveniently employed, a Candler 2, embodying a casing 14 having its top open, and having a mirror or relleotor 15 upon its bottom, the' casing 14: having. a sight opening 16 at one side through which vision is permitted to the observer or examiner. The carrier may be readily inserted upon the easing 14 of the candler, and a suitable lamp or source of light 17 is disposed above the carrier or holder, to illuminate the eggs from above, Whlle the observer may examine the eggs from below. through the medium of the opening 16 and mirror'or reflector 15, as will be apparent. Any unfertile eggs may quickly be detected and marked orremoved, it being apparent that the eggs need not be removed from the tray or carrier when undergoing the candlng test.`

It will be understood that Ythe carrier or holder may also be applied to various other candlersor testers and is otherwise of advantage.

One of the perforated plates 7H9'is preferably provided with partitions 20, which are of advantage, as is obvious.

Having thusdeseribed the invention, what isclaimed as new le:H c

1. An egg carrier embodying sections, a perforated sheet Slidable Wthineach section, and means for yieldably sliding each sheet `toward the inner1 edges of the corresponding section.

2. An eggoarrer embodying a pair of hinged frames, a perforated sheet movable Within each frame, and springs carried by the outer edge portions of the frames for pressing the Sheets .toward the inner edges of the frames..

3. An egg carrier tanloodynfT a pair of eooperable frames, stops carried zby the adj oining edge portions of the frames, and 'perfoe rated sheets movable Within the frames, and means carried by the frames for yieldably moving the sheets inwardly toward the stops.

4. An egg Ac arrier embodying complemental sections, complemental spring pressed perforated metallic plates movable Within the sections, and yieldable sheets attached to the adjacent sides of the aforesaid platesand p having perforations registering' with and smaller in diameter thanthe per'forations of the aforesaid plates,

In testimony that l claim the foregoing as my own, have hereto affixed my signaturein the presence of two Witneses;

LEWLS MILLER.

Vitnesses:

Gno. W. PETERSQN,

WM, J. FATE. 

